NEW MEDIA
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
POV3112	Visual Documentary	Fall	2	2	3	5

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Instructor HALUK ÇOBANOĞLU
Course Lecturer(s):	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ELENI VARMAZI
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	It is aimed that through screenings, students will get acquinted with landmark documentaries, which they will then analyze and criticize. They will also get familiarized with contemporary documentary films which use different cinematic languages and styles in their making.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Illustrate a knowledge of the history of documentary film.
2. Analyze, criticize and evaluate documentary films.
3. Recognize different documentary genres and to interprete the theoretical backgroud behind them.
4. Demonstrate ability to compare and contrast different documentary styles.
5. Apply basic documentary techniques in personal projects.

Course Content

The course aims to examine the history of documentary film as well as its different genres. It will start examining documentary films from the begining of film history, emphasizing the non-fictional aspects of film. It will continue its research within the development of documentary film-making in recent years in different genres such as ethnographic film, biography, animated documetary etc.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	The Beginnings: American popular anthropology, Soviet political indoctrination and European experimentalism.
2)	The instituionalization of documentary before and during the World War II.	Weekly readings will be assigned.
3)	Postwar documentary and documentary for television.	Weekly readings will be assigned.
4)	British Free Cinema, Direct Cinema vs Cinema Verité.	Weekly readings will be assigned.
5)	Documentary in the 70’s and 80’s, the arrival of video.	Weekly readings will be assigned.
6)	Documentary in the 90’s, Reality Bites.	Weekly readings will be assigned.
7)	Student presentations.	Assignment 1
8)	Exploring diferent documentary styles (ethnographic, biographic, animated documentary etc.).	Working on the assignments.
9)	Exploring diferent documentary styles (ethnographic, biographic, animated documentary etc.).	Working on the assignments.
10)	Exploring diferent documentary styles (ethnographic, biographic, animated documentary etc.).	Working on the assignments.
11)	Exploring diferent documentary styles (ethnographic, biographic, animated documentary etc.).	Working on the assignments.
12)	Exploring diferent documentary styles (ethnographic, biographic, animated documentary etc.).	Working on the assignments.
13)	Contemporary Turkish documentary.	Working on the final project.
14)	Contemporary Turkish documentary.	Final Project

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	1. Aufderheide, P. (2007). Documentary film : a very short introduction. Oxford New York: Oxford University Press. 2. Barnouw, E. (1993). Documentary : a history of the non-fiction film. New York: Oxford University Press. 3. Ellis, J. & McLane, B. (2005). A new history of documentary film. New York: Continuum.
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Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	14	% 10
Homework Assignments	1	% 30
Presentation	1	% 20
Final	1	% 40
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	4	56
Study Hours Out of Class	13	5	65
Presentations / Seminar	1	1	1
Homework Assignments	1	25	25
Final	1	1	1
Total Workload			148

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	To be able to critically interpret and discuss the theories, the concepts, the traditions, and the developments in the history of thought which are fundamental for the field of new media, journalism and communication.
2)	To be able to attain written, oral and visual knowledge about technical equipment and software used in the process of news and the content production in new media, and to be able to acquire effective abilities to use them on a professional level.
3)	To be able to get information about the institutional agents and generally about the sector operating in the field of new media, journalism and communication, and to be able to critically evaluate them.
4)	To be able to comprehend the reactions of the readers, the listeners, the audiences and the users to the changing roles of media environments, and to be able to provide and circulate an original contents for them and to predict future trends.
5)	To be able to apprehend the basic theories, the concepts and the thoughts related to neighbouring fields of new media and journalism in a critical manner.
6)	To be able to grasp global and technological changes in the field of communication, and the relations due to with their effects on the local agents.
7)	To be able to develop skills on gathering necessary data by using scientific methods, analyzing and circulating them in order to produce content.
8)	To be able to develop acquired knowledge, skills and competence upon social aims by being legally and ethically responsible for a lifetime, and to be able to use them in order to provide social benefit.
9)	To be able to operate collaborative projects with national/international colleagues in the field of new media, journalism and communication.
10)	To be able to improve skills on creating works in various formats and which are qualified to be published on the prestigious national and international channels.